Florida State's Winston didn't pick a side in the Alabama-Auburn rivalry

The Bessemer native decided early in life he wasn't going to pull for the Tigers or the Crimson Tide

12:33 PM,
Jan. 3, 2014

FILE - In this file photo from Dec. 7, 2013, Florida State's Jameis Winston (5) scrambles as Duke's Kelby Brown (59) defends in the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship NCAA football game in Charlotte, N.C. The No. 1-ranked Florida State held their final workout on campus Monday, Dec. 30 2013, before flying to California to face No. 2 Auburn in the BCS NCAA college football championship game. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, file)

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - When it came to picking a side in the most heated rivalry in college football, Florida State redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston stayed neutral.

A Bessemer native, Winston is not a fan of Alabama or Auburn.

"Growing up in Alabama, you have Alabama fans and Auburn fans and I was like, I'm not going be neither one," Winston said at today's press conference. "Even though my mom was like, 'You are an Auburn fan.' I was like, 'Mama, I'm not either one.'" ...